Argentina's press were forced to reflect on entirely different emotions after Alejandro Sabella's men came up agonisingly short.

"The dream was foiled in overtime" read a headline in Clarin, while Ole offered sympathy, suggesting the team "deserve the best reception" for their valiant efforts.

Spanish dailies AS and Marca each made references to Gotze following in the footsteps of Andres Iniesta, scorer of the extra-time goal that secured World Cup success for Spain in South Africa four years earlier.

And in Italy, Gazzetta dello Sport labelled Germany's victory as a "triumph of maturity".

O Globo, meanwhile, reflected on Germany becoming the first European country to win the tournament in the Americas.